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Submissions

Grimalkin Press publishes speculative short story collections and anthologies with a focus on the dark side of the human condition.

Anti-AI Statement

Grimalkin Press does not accept authors who use AI-generative "tools" to write stories or create cover designs or any illustrations. We are a company that focuses on HUMAN stories written by humans for humans.

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Grimalkin Press does not use AI-generative "tools" to create our own words or images.

Anthology General Guidelines

File type

  • Files should be a Word Doc — .doc, .docx, .rtf

Please do not send submissions in PDFs or Google Doc links. Stories not in a Word Document (.doc, .docx, .rft) will not be considered.

Format

  • Modern Manuscript Format

Please use Proper Manuscript Format, Modern Edition by William Shunn. You may find the full guidelines to that format here. Stories not in this format will not be considered.

Payment

  • 8 cents per word

  • 1 print copy to US address OR 1 digital copy to non-US address

Authors will be paid 8 cents per word counted as published. Authors with a U.S. address will receive one print copy. Authors with an address outside of the U.S. will receive one e-book copy.

Miscellaneous

  • No reprints

  • No exploitative graphic imagery or scenes

  • Simultaneous submissions accepted

While we don't accept reprints, we do accept simultaneous submissions. Please let us know if your submission has been accepted elsewhere. While we publish horror stories, we do not promote the use of graphic and violent imagery that feel exploitative or feel it is glorifying the act.

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Grimalkin Press focuses on the deepest and darkest parts of the human condition. No matter the theme for a call, all stories must also focus on the gritty, dark, disturbing, and horrifying aspects of humanity. We are not interested in campy or comedic (although those aspects certainly have their place in horror). With that said, as stated above, we also are not interested in imagery or story lines that feel exploitative or glorifies acts of violence or are racist, misogynistic, ablest, or bigoted.

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Sweet Screams Submissions Closed

We are currently reviewing all submissions. We are hopeful to update authors in late September, early October.

Thank you for your paitence.

Open Submission

Dirty Martini

Fem Horror Noir Anthology
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What we are looking for

Noir has notoriously been a breeding pool for misogyny, so we're looking to even the playing field and flip the script by blending feminist themes with noir's traditional bleak, cynical, and pessimistic tone. Noir core elements should still be present: the antihero, moral ambiguity, and fatalism, but should stray from the stereotypical way women and other minorities have been portrayed. No femme fatales or damsels in distress unless you have a feminist and gut-wrenching twist for their archetypes.

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We're also looking for horror to be present in any capacity (supernatural, psychological, folk, cosmic, etc.). Stories should be centered around the dark side of humanity and the human condition.

 

Submission details

  • Submissions open October 1, 2026

  • Submissions close December 31, 2026

  • Word count: 1,000 min | 5,000 max

  • Submit to submissions@grimalkinpress.com

  • Subject line should read: Dirty Martini_[Title of Story]_[Author's Last Name]

  • See above in Anthology General Guidelines for more guidelines

Short Story Collections

Submissions Closed

General Submission Guidelines

Story and word count

  • Files should be a Word Doc — .doc, .docx, .rtf

Please do not send submissions in PDFs or Google Doc links. Stories not in a Word Document (.doc, .docx, .rft) will not be considered.

File type

  • Modern Manuscript Format

Please use Proper Manuscript Format, Modern Edition by William Shunn. You may find the full guidelines to that format here. Stories not in this format will not be considered.

Format

  • Modern Manuscript Format

Please use Proper Manuscript Format, Modern Edition by William Shunn. You may find the full guidelines to that format here. Stories not in this format will not be considered.

Payment

  • 8 cents per word

  • 1 print copy to US address OR 1 digital copy to non-US address

Authors will be paid 8 cents per word counted as published. Authors with a U.S. address will receive one print copy. Authors with an address outside of the U.S. will receive one e-book copy.

Miscellaneous 

  • No reprints

  • No exploitative graphic imagery or scenes

  • Simultaneous submissions accepted

While we don't accept reprints, we do accept simultaneous submissions. Please let us know if your submission has been accepted elsewhere. While we publish horror stories, we do not promote the use of graphic and violent imagery that feel exploitative or feel it is glorifying the act.

​

Grimalkin Press focuses on the deepest and darkest parts of the human condition. No matter the theme for a call, all stories must also focus on the gritty, dark, disturbing, and horrifying aspects of humanity. We are not interested in campy or comedic (although those aspects certainly have their place in horror). With that said, as stated above, we also are not interested in imagery or story lines that feel exploitative or glorifies acts of violence or are racist, misogynistic, ablest, or bigoted.

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Mission

To inspire awe and understanding through insightful, high-quality dark short ficion.

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